 The M271 made its competitive debut in the 2002 German Formula 3 Championship in two of Mücke Motorsport's three Dallara F302 chassis, driven by Markus Winkelhock and Marcel Lasse.Winkelhock achieved Mercedes' first F3 win at the Nürburgring in August 2002.In 2003, Mercedes expanded its Formula Three program by supplying three teams in the inaugural year of the F3 Euroseries.